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Compiler Parsing

Compiler Parsing. 邱锡鹏 复旦大学 计算机科学技术学院 xpqiu@fudan.edu.cn http://jkx.fudan.edu.cn/~xpqiu/compiler. Outline. Parser overview Context-free grammars (CFG) LL Parsing LR Parsing. Languages and Automata. Formal languages are very important in CS Especially in programming languages

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Compiler Parsing

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  1. CompilerParsing 邱锡鹏 复旦大学计算机科学技术学院 xpqiu@fudan.edu.cn http://jkx.fudan.edu.cn/~xpqiu/compiler

  2. Outline • Parser overview • Context-free grammars (CFG) • LL Parsing • LR Parsing

  3. Languages and Automata • Formal languages are very important in CS • Especially in programming languages • Regular languages • The weakest formal languages widely used • Many applications • We will also study context-free languages

  4. Limitations of Regular Languages • Intuition: A finite automaton that runs long enough must repeat states • Finite automaton can’t remember # of times it has visited a particular state • Finite automaton has finite memory • Only enough to store in which state it is • Cannot count, except up to a finite limit • E.g., language of balanced parentheses is not regular: { (i )i | i 0}

  5. Parser Overview

  6. The Functionality of the Parser • Syntax analysis for natural languages: • recognize whether a sentence is grammatically well-formed & identify the function of each component.

  7. Syntax Analysis Example

  8. Comparison with Lexical Analysis

  9. The Role of the Parser • Not all sequences of tokens are programs . . . • . . . Parser must distinguish between valid and invalid sequences of tokens • We need • A language for describing valid sequences of tokens • A method for distinguishing valid from invalid sequences of tokens

  10. Context-Free Grammars

  11. Context-Free Grammars • Programming language constructs have recursive structure • An EXPR is if EXPR then EXPR else EXPR fi, or while EXPR loop EXPR pool , or … • Context-free grammars are a natural notation for this recursive structure

  12. CFGs (Cont.) • A CFG consists of • A set of terminals T • A set of non-terminals N • A start symbolS (a non-terminal) • A set of productions AssumingX  N X e , or X  Y1 Y2 ... Yn where Yi N  T

  13. Notational Conventions • In these lecture notes • Non-terminals are written upper-case • Terminals are written lower-case • The start symbol is the left-hand side of the first production • Productions • A  , A left side,  right side • A  1, A  2, … , A   k, • A  1 | 2 | … |  k,

  14. Examples of CFGs

  15. Examples of CFGs (cont.) Simple arithmetic expressions:

  16. The Language of a CFG Read productions as replacement rules: X  Y1 ... Yn Means X can be replaced by Y1 ... Yn X e Means X can be erased (replaced with empty string)

  17. Key Ideas • Begin with a string consisting of the start symbol “S” • Replace any non-terminal X in the string by a right-hand side of some production X  Y1…Yn • Repeat (2) until there are no non-terminals in the string

  18. The Language of a CFG (Cont.) More formally, write X1…Xi… Xn X1… Xi-1Y1… Ym Xi+1… Xn if there is a production Xi Y1… Ym

  19. The Language of a CFG (Cont.) Write X1…Xn Y1…Ym if X1…Xn…… Y1…Ym in 0 or more steps

  20. The Language of a CFG Let Gbe a context-free grammar with start symbol S. Then the language of G is: { a1… an | S a1… an and every ai is a terminal }

  21. Terminals • Terminals are called because there are no rules for replacing them • Once generated, terminals are permanent • Terminals ought to be tokens of the language

  22. Examples L(G) is the language of CFG G Strings of balanced parentheses Two grammars: OR

  23. Example

  24. Example (Cont.) Some elements of the language

  25. Arithmetic Example • Simple arithmetic expressions: • Some elements of the language:

  26. Notes The idea of a CFG is a big step. But: • Membership in a language is “yes” or “no” • we also need parse tree of the input • Must handle errors gracefully • Need an implementation of CFG’s (e.g., bison)

  27. More Notes • Form of the grammar is important • Many grammars generate the same language • Tools are sensitive to the grammar • Note: Tools for regular languages (e.g., flex) are also sensitive to the form of the regular expression, but this is rarely a problem in practice

  28. Derivations and Parse Trees A derivation is a sequence of productions S …… A derivation can be drawn as a tree • Start symbol is the tree’s root • For a production X  Y1… Yn add children Y1, …, Yn to node X

  29. Derivation Example • Grammar • String

  30. Derivation Example (Cont.) E E + E E * E id id id

  31. Derivation in Detail (1) E

  32. Derivation in Detail (2) E E + E

  33. Derivation in Detail (3) E E + E E * E

  34. Derivation in Detail (4) E E + E E * E id

  35. Derivation in Detail (5) E E + E E * E id id

  36. Derivation in Detail (6) E E + E E * E id id id

  37. Notes on Derivations • A parse tree has • Terminals at the leaves • Non-terminals at the interior nodes • An in-order traversal of the leaves is the original input • The parse tree shows the association of operations, the input string does not

  38. Left-most and Right-most Derivations • Two choices to be made in each step in a derivation • Which nonterminal to replace • Which alternative to use for that nonterminal

  39. Left-most and Right-most Derivations • The example is a left-most derivation • At each step, replace the left-most non-terminal • There is an equivalent notion of a right-most derivation

  40. Right-most Derivation in Detail (1) E

  41. Right-most Derivation in Detail (2) E E + E

  42. Right-most Derivation in Detail (3) E E + E id

  43. Right-most Derivation in Detail (4) E E + E E * E id

  44. Right-most Derivation in Detail (5) E E + E E * E id id

  45. Right-most Derivation in Detail (6) E E + E E * E id id id

  46. Derivations and Parse Trees • Note that right-most and left-most derivations have the same parse tree • The difference is the order in which branches are added

  47. Ambiguity • Grammar E  E + E | E * E | ( E ) | int • Strings int + int + int int * int + int

  48. Ambiguity. Example This string has two parse trees E E E + E E E + E E int int E + E + int int int int + is left-associative

  49. Ambiguity. Example This string has two parse trees E E E + E E E * E E int int E + E * int int int int * has higher precedence than +

  50. Ambiguity (Cont.) • A grammar is ambiguous if it has more than one parse tree for some string • Equivalently, there is more than one right-most or left-most derivation for some string

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